Annual Report 2013
The state of the world's human rights

Regional News

from Europe and central asia

14 July 2008
UK Ministry of Defence agrees to compensate Iraqi torture victims
The family of an Iraqi hotel receptionist who died after being tortured over a period of 36 hours while detained by UK troops in Basra, Iraq, will be paid compensati
26 June 2008
Spotlight on torture
To mark the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Amnesty International members and supporters are taking action around the world.
11 June 2008
UK MPs vote to extend pre-charge detention
UK Members of Parliament have voted to extend yet further the maximum period of pre-charge detention for terror suspects.
05 June 2008
Activist released in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistani human rights defender Mutabar Tadzhibaeva, who was sentenced to eight years in prison in 2006, was unexpectedly released on Monday, 2 June.
05 June 2008
Gay rights face old threats in new Europe
The Gay Pride march in Riga on Saturday may have passed largely without incident, but elsewhere in Europe, the right of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)
03 June 2008
Russian authorities ruled responsible for Chechen women's disappearance
European Court of Human Rights strongly supports allegations that Aminat Dugaeva and Kurbika Zinabdieva were abducted by Russian servicemen.
02 June 2008
Different voices
The first female judge to work at the High Court in Pakistan, Majida Razvi; a young Brighton-based Zimbabwean, Alois Mbawara; and Murat Kurnaz, released from Guant&aac
16 May 2008
UK inquiry into torture and death of Iraqi in UK custody must be independent
Amnesty International has welcomed the public inquiry into the case of an Iraqi hotel receptionist who died after being tortured over a period of 36 hours while deta
14 May 2008
Parliamentarians meet US authorities over illegal detentions
Parliamentarians present US government officials with an Amnesty International declaration endorsed by over 1,200 of their counterparts worldwide.
15 April 2008
Amnesty International’s Secretary General to meet Solana, Pöttering and Rehn
The Secretary General of Amnesty International, Irene Khan, is in Brussels on Tuesday to meet top officials in the EU Council, Parliament and Commission.
09 April 2008
UK deportation policy questioned by court
The UK government's policy of "deportation with assurances" was called into question on Wednesday by decisions of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales
07 April 2008
UN examines human rights in member countries
All UN member states are facing a rigorous examination of their human rights records.
21 March 2008
Turkish activist gets jail sentence
Human rights activist Eren Keskin has been sentenced to six months and 20 days in prison after being convicted of “denigrating the Turkish army”.
13 March 2008
Georgian government urged to end police abuse
Despite the storm force winds and heavy rain, Amnesty International members held a vigil outside the Embassy of Georgia in London on Tuesday.
07 March 2008
Ukraine forcibly returns 11 Tamil asylum-seekers
The Ukrainian government forcibly returned 11 ethnic Tamil asylum-seekers to Sri Lanka this week.
04 March 2008
Feminist prize winner barred from leaving Iran
Iranian feminist and journalist Parvin Ardalan was prevented from leaving Iran on Sunday to travel to Sweden where she was to receive the 2007 Olof Palme Prize in St
29 February 2008
Three years after editor's murder, Azerbaijan journalists still abused
Three years after the murder of Azerbaijani journalist Elmar Hüseynov, assaults on opposition journalists continue. 
28 February 2008
European Court reaffirms ban on torture
The European Court of Human Rights has re-affirmed the absolute prohibition of torture and other inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. 
27 February 2008
Early release for Belarusian newspaper journalist
Alyaksandr Zdzvizhkou, a former deputy editor of a Belarusian newspaper, has been released early from prison.
23 February 2008
Call for independent UK investigation into US renditions
Amnesty International has called for a full, independent investigation into any further UK involvement in renditions.

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